HCPro Acquires QualityCare

Press Releases, November 7, 2006

HCPro, Inc. has continued its expansion into the long-term care education and information delivery sector by acquiring QualityCare from owners Steve and Linda Czingula. This is HCPro's fifth acquisition of 2006, after completing six publishing acquisitions in 2005. In February 2006, HCPro acquired Contemporary Long-Term Care magazine.

"QualityCare's line of manuals, books, videos and training tools has a long-established reputation for excellence within the long-term care community," said HCPro CEO Bruce Guzowski, "This acquisition further strengthens HCPro's extensive line of products designed to meet the education and information needs of nursing facility professionals."

To view all of HCPro's long-term care offerings, please visit HCPro's Healthcare Marketplace. If you have any questions regarding HCPro and Quality Care, please call HCPro's Customer Service Center at 800/650-6787 or email at customerservice@hcpro.com.

Founded in 1989, QualityCare publishes tools and products for documenting care and training staff in long-term care facilities. More than 4,000 nursing facilities have purchased QualityCare products.

"The acquisitions of Contemporary Long-Term Care and QualityCare are an important component of HCPro's plans for aggressive growth in the long-term care industry," added Guzowski. "We are actively seeking additional opportunities and expect to close a number of acquisitions in this market sector in the coming months."

*MAGNET™, MAGNET RECOGNITION PROGRAM®, and ANCC MAGNET RECOGNITION® are trademarks of the American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC). The products and services of HCPro are neither sponsored nor endorsed by the ANCC. The acronym "MRP" is not a trademark of HCPro or its parent company.